Badajoz · Extremadura · CP 06155
Villar del Rey
Villar del Rey: living in Badajoz
Villar del Rey offers 2732 sunshine hours a year, housing prices below the peer average and near-full fibre coverage — a strong option for rural relocation in Spain.
Population
2,064
Avg. summer temp
26.4°C
Best place to buy a house
#1555 / 8133
Overall score
7.1/10
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Quality of life
Overall score
0.0/10
What the data grade is made of
- Affordability0.0
Affordability · 8.8/10
More affordable than peer places. Housing about 706 €/m²; cost of living at 32% of the national average (lower is better).
- Access0.0
Access · 7.4/10
Better than other places. Hospital ~32 min; airport ~94 min; Renfe ~79 min; coach ~30 min.
- Climate0.0
Climate · 4.1/10
Average. About 2,732 sunshine hours/year; Jun–Aug mean daily max ~33.8°C (1/3 months ≥35°C). Ideal: lots of sun without a scorching summer.
- Internet0.0
Internet · 9.7/10
Better than other places. Fibre coverage around 97% of households (plus 5G where mapped).
- Services0.0
Services · 5.5/10
Average. 6 of 11 everyday services found nearby (grocery, pharmacy, health centre, school, bank, ATM, post office, police, bar/café, restaurant, sports).
- Community0.0
Community · 8.6/10
Better than other places. Spanish residents 99.1% of padrón; international residents 0.9%.
- Future0.0
Future · 4.2/10
Average. Population −0.8% vs last year; registered unemployment −27.2% over the series; mean age 46.2; foreign residents 0.9%; property prices +5.0% YoY. Growing places with improving jobs score higher.
- Tax0.0
Tax · 5.1/10
In this place taxes are about average vs peer places
- Beauty0.0
Beauty · 5.5/10
Average. Founding/earliest record ~1,050; Natura 2000 covers about 9.6% of the area (nearest site ~3.2 km).
Place location
Villar del Rey in Spain · OpenStreetMap
Demographics
Population register series
Age profile
Est. mean age
46.2
<16
11.6%
16–64
68.2%
65+
20.2%
International community
Spanish nationals: 2,097 (99.1%)
Foreign residents: 20 (0.9%)
- Portugal: 10
- Ukraine: 3
- United Kingdom: 1
- Algeria: 1
- Brazil: 1
- Dominican Republic: 1
English speakers ≈ 1
Housing
Price €/m²
€706
Flats €/m²
650 €
Houses €/m²
762 €
6-year change
+34%
Province rank: # / 165 · 24% of provincial benchmark
Climate & access
Monthly temperatures · Open-Meteo ERA5-Land (39.12, -6.83)
321 approx. sunny days · 0 snow days/year · 2023
Weather
Internet
Fibre
1000 Mbps
Coverage
97.2%
This place is covered by a 5G mobile network
Connectivity
Connection to Badajoz
Nature & outings
Day trip
- 01Tres Arroyos (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 28.3 km
- 02Parque Natural Tajo Internacional (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 40.7 km
- 03Cornalvo (Open in Maps)
Parque Natural · 44.3 km
- 04El Chaparral (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 46.4 km
- 05Dehesa de la Luz (Open in Maps)
Parque Periurbano de Conservación y Ocio · 46.7 km
IRPF calculator
Enter your gross annual salary to compare estimated IRPF vs Madrid, Barcelona, and the average across places.
Estimated IRPF here · Villar del Rey
€4,602
Average tax across places
€3,613
Mean estimated IRPF for the same salary in all ranked Spanish places.
Difference vs Madrid
€324
People in Madrid pay less tax than here
Difference vs Barcelona
€266
People in Barcelona pay more tax than here
In Villar del Rey you pay €989 more tax than the average place in Spain
Employment
Unemployment rate
12.4%
SEPE unemployed
174
Affiliated workers (approx.)
988
Self-employed (approx.)
169
SEPE unemployment (last 5 years)
Local government
Local government
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Moisés García Vadillo (PP)
2023–2027 · Partido Popular
Provisional mock data. Pending verification against the town hall / election results.
Official municipal budget figures are not attached for this place yet — we do not show invented surplus/deficit numbers.
Distances & mobility
Nearest airport
Aeropuerto de Badajoz (BJZ) · 47.9 km · 94 min
Nearest hospital
Hospital / capital health hub (Badajoz) · 37.4 km · 32 min
High-speed rail
AVE Sevilla Santa Justa · 277.7 km · 238 min
Nearest coast
Playa de Punta Umbría · 291 km · 249 min
Nearest city
Badajoz · 37.4 km · 32 min
Nearest Renfe
Renfe · BADAJOZ · 35.4 km · 79 min
Nearest coach
ALSA / coach · Villar Del Rey · 3.2 km · 30 min
Local services
This checklist is built from data pulled from other services and may be wrong. If something looks incorrect, click the flag icon to tell us what it should be.
Official sources where available (Diputación de Málaga, Junta education, MITECO fuel stations) plus Overture Maps for shops and clinics. “Yes” means found in those sources; “Unknown” means we cannot confirm yet; “No” is only used when absence is clear (e.g. consultorio but no hospital).
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Registered vehicles
Compared with the average across ranked places, per 1,000 inhabitants.
Cars
1,314
637 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Trucks
269
130 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Motorbikes
138
67 per 1,000 inhabitants
Below average for the population
Buses
18
9 per 1,000 inhabitants
Above average for the population
Tractors
24
18 / 1,000 cars
Above average vs peer places
Nutshell
2732 sunshine hours
Villar del Rey averages about 2732 sunshine hours a year — a concrete climate figure from open weather normals.
Fibre at 97.2%
Near-full fixed broadband coverage (97.2%) makes Villar del Rey a practical base for remote work.
Housing ~€706/m²
Asking prices around €706 per m² sit below the peer average among comparable Spanish towns.
About Villar del Rey
Villar del Rey is a municipality in Badajoz (Extremadura) with about 1,207 residents in the reference dataset. Guide housing prices are around 2807 €/m². Compare Villar del Rey with other Spanish places on Pueblia.
INE 06155 · CP 06155 · lat 39.11719443836331, lon -6.826567927904171 · 207 m · Income: €23,697